Biography:
Straitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.
Like many of their stablemates, the band hailed from the southern city of Dunedin. They formed from the ashes of The Double Happys, a band comprised of Shayne Carter, Wayne Elsey and John Collie. The tragic accidental death of Elsey saw the two remaining Double Happys join forces with David Wood in 1986 to form Straitjacket Fits.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
e|-------------------------2--------------------------------|
B|-------2-----2-0-----------2---------------7--------------|
G|---2-----2-----------4-------4-------7-------7------------|
D|-----2-----2-------4---4---------------7-------7----------|
A|-0---------------2-------------2s5-5-----5----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A
Hey, down in splendour
D
Join the slide
A
Standing on the seashore
D
And the tide
E
Comes rolling through your eyes
D A
You've got no place to go
E
Comes rolling through your mind
D A
You've got no one to know
[Verse 2]
A
Hey, down in splendour
D
Take a bow
A
Blinded in the white light
D
And the crowd
E
Dies slowly in your arms
D
You're left to lie alone
[Bridge]
e|---------2-------------------2-----|
B|-----------4-------------------4---|
G|-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------|
D|---4---4-------4-------4---4-------|
A|-2-------------------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B D
And save your face of changing colour
A
And your smile of fading colour
D
'Cause you'll never know another
A
Who will give you ever after
[Chorus]
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
[Solo]
e|-5h7-7-7-55-5h7-7-7-55-5-10-5-10--|
B|-5---5-5-55-5---5-5-55------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|(x2)
[Bridge]
e|---------2-------------------2-----|
B|-----------4-------------------4---|
G|-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------|
D|---4---4-------4-------4---4-------|
A|-2-------------------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B D
And save your face of changing colour
A
And your smile of fading colour
D
'Cause you'll never know another
A
Who will give you ever after
[Chorus]
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be.
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6-5-------------6------------------------------5--------|
G|---7-------------6-7-----7---------7---7-6-9--------6----------|
D|-7---7---------------7-----7-----7---7------------7------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| s slide
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e|-------------------------2--------------------------------|
B|-------2-----2-0-----------2---------------7--------------|
G|---2-----2-----------4-------4-------7-------7------------|
D|-----2-----2-------4---4---------------7-------7----------|
A|-0---------------2-------------2s5-5-----5----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A
Hey, down in splendour
D
Join the slide
A
Standing on the seashore
D
And the tide
E
Comes rolling through your eyes
D A
You've got no place to go
E
Comes rolling through your mind
D A
You've got no one to know
[Verse 2]
A
Hey, down in splendour
D
Take a bow
A
Blinded in the white light
D
And the crowd
E
Dies slowly in your arms
D
You're left to lie alone
[Bridge]
e|---------2-------------------2-----|
B|-----------4-------------------4---|
G|-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------|
D|---4---4-------4-------4---4-------|
A|-2-------------------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B D
And save your face of changing colour
A
And your smile of fading colour
D
'Cause you'll never know another
A
Who will give you ever after
[Chorus]
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
[Solo]
e|-5h7-7-7-55-5h7-7-7-55-5-10-5-10--|
B|-5---5-5-55-5---5-5-55------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|(x2)
[Bridge]
e|---------2-------------------2-----|
B|-----------4-------------------4---|
G|-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------|
D|---4---4-------4-------4---4-------|
A|-2-------------------2-------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B D
And save your face of changing colour
A
And your smile of fading colour
D
'Cause you'll never know another
A
Who will give you ever after
[Chorus]
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be
A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye
B
And wonder if this way is how
D
It's gonna be.
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------6-5-------------6------------------------------5--------|
G|---7-------------6-7-----7---------7---7-6-9--------6----------|
D|-7---7---------------7-----7-----7---7------------7------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| s slide
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